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AskAway service is open:
Monday to Thursday: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am to 10:00 pm
Now it's time to have some fun! Get movie details and showtimes. Learn how to maximize the power of the built-in calculator, convert units of measurement, set an alert to follow Bono or Lady Gaga, check arrival and departure times, and more.
Find a particular site or search within a range of sites.
If you are looking for information from a particular site use the "site:" operator to limit your searches. For example:
Use Google spell checker.
Try this quick way to see if you got the spelling correct. Just enter the word in the search box and click search. If it's an ooops, Google will give you a correct spelling.
Want to know the time in Japan? Norway? Iceland? Enter "time" in the Google search box followed by the name of the city or country. For example: try time Incheon
Multiplication? Subtraction? Fraction division? Use Google calculator. Try entering a calculation like 227 * (345/4 + 23) or 4*3+(sqrt 20)^44=. Too much? Check out Google's calculator information sheet where you will find the rules for trig functions, algorithm base 10, circumference to the diameter of a circle, physical constants and much more.
Find flight arrival and departure times. For example: AC 221
Find currency conversions. For example: 100 EUR in dollars
Look up a movie. Type - movies True Grit - into the search box.
Change inches to centimeters? Kilometers to miles? Quickly convert between different units of measurement. Type the units of measurement you wish to convert to and from into the search box: chains to rods
Google Alerts is an updating service you can set to get emails based on the terms of your search. You will need a Google Account.
How will this help you get information? You can:
